Schoolgirl (song)

"Schoolgirl" is the first single from the 1986 album Another Step by Kim Wilde.

"Schoolgirl"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Another Step
B-side	"Songs About Love"
Released	8 June 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:43
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Ricki Wilde, Marty Wilde, Kim Wilde
Producer(s)	Ricki Wilde, Reinhold Heil
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Rage to Love" (1985) "Schoolgirl" (1986) "Say You Really Want Me" (1986)

Released in Australia and several European countries (although not the UK), it was the first single of Wilde's career on which she was given co-writing credits. She was given sole writing and production credits on "Songs About Love", the B-side to the single. "Schoolgirl" was inspired by Wilde's younger sister, Roxanne, and was written shortly after the Chernobyl disaster.^{[citation needed]}

The 12" release of the single featured an extended remix called the Head Master-Mix.

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Denmark[citation needed]	7
Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[1]	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2]	36